The Standardized Letter of Evaluation Narrative: Differences in Language Use by Gender.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Prior research demonstrates gender differences in language used in letters of recommendation. The emergency medicine (EM) Standardized Letter of Evaluation (SLOE) format limits word count and provides detailed instructions for writers. The objective of this study is to examine differences in language used to describe men and women applicants within the SLOE narrative.

Methods

All applicants to a four-year academic EM residency program within a single application year with a first rotation SLOE available were included in the sample. We used the Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count (LIWC) program to analyze word frequency within 16 categories. Descriptive statistics, chi-squared, and t-tests were used to describe the sample; gender differences in word frequency were

SUBMITTER: Miller DT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6860384 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature